Fish lure



Aug. 8, 1956 E. c. LANE 2,518,031

FISH LURE Original Filed Feb. 17, 1947 I INVENTOR. Zak 1)? 6f [awePatented Aug. 8, 1950 FISH LURE Edwin 0. Lane, Wyoming, N. Y.

Continuation of application Serial No. 729,093, February 1'7, 1947. Thisapplication May 19,

1947, Serial No. 748,912

3 Claims.

I This invention relates to a fish lure, and is a continuation of my nowabandoned application filed February 17, 1947, Serial No. 729,093.

t.The invention is more particularly concerned with a fish lure in theform of an improved spinner adapted in its movement to more effectivelyattract fish to the lure.

The advantages of spinners have heretofore been appreciated, with theresult that various forms thereof have been proposed and used. Thespinner structures heretofore proposed or used, however, were relativelylight in weight, as a result of which it was necessary to secure asinker or weight to the leader or fish line apart from the spinner inorder to effect aproper casting of the spinner.

While the attachment of sinkers to the line materially aided in castingthe spinner, such practice, however, presented a disadvantagesubstantially offsetting the advantage gained in casting or trolling.

Paramount of such disadvantages was the fact that the sinkers or weightswhich dangled unprotected from the line often became entangled in weeds,or lodged under rocks or the like, thereby causing a fisherman greatinconvenience and often the loss of his bait as well as part ofhis line.

A primary object of the present invention, accordingly, is the provisionof a weighted spinner wherein the weight is supported axially of thespinner and rearwardly of the advance end thereof, whereby the weightnot only acts more effectively as an aid in casting, but is also:protected by the spinner against entanglement with weeds or lodgmentunder rocks or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a spinner having aweight supported within same for rotative movement with the spinner aswell as movement relative to the spinner, whereby the weightperiodically engages the spinner in the provision of bell-like sounds asa further aid in the attracting of fish.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a weightedspinner of the character above referred to, wherein the weight isprovided with visible colored surfaces which, upon rotation of thespinner and weight, reflect upon the walls of the spinner as a furtheraid in attracting the fish.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent inthe course of the following detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved weighted spinner inaccordance with a pre ferred embodiment thereof.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the spinner.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectionin the plane of line 3-3,Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view on a reduced scale showing, theimproved spinner in operative association with a hook and line.

Figure 5 is a fragmental elevational view ing the releasablehook-engaging means.

Referring now to the drawing, the spinner structure comprises a spinnerbody H] which, as shown, is formed from a relatively thin strip of.metal curved intermediate its ends as at H, thereby providing a pair ofwings I 2. The wings l2, as shown in Fig. 1, arcuately divergeoutwardlyand, as shown in Fig. 2, the wings extend upwardly and downwardly insymmetrical relation to the longitudinal axis of the spinner.

A relatively thin metal partition I3 extends across the spinner inrearwardly spaced relationto the front curved portion ll and suchpartition is rigidly secured to the opposed wings l2 for reinforcingsame.

The portion I l and partition l3 are respectively provided withapertures l4 and I5, through which loosely extends a thin wire spindlel6 which provides a. bearing for the spinner body, which is not onlyrotatable about the spindle but is also. movable lengthwise thereof, asindicated inFig. 3, which shows that all elements supported on ShO W-the spindle are freely movable lengthwise thereof.

An essential feature of the invention is a weight I! which, in apreferred embodiment of the invention is disposed within the spinnerbody between the wings I 2 and the portion II and partition l3. Theweight may be of any desired material, but is preferably formed fromlead, and it is provided with a longitudinal aperture 18 ofsubstantially greater diameter than the spindle I6, for reasons later toappear. Furthermore, the opposed visible sides of the weight I! arebrilliantly colored, as e. g., red, indicated in Fig. l for reasonshereinafter explained.

The front end of the spindle I6 is provided with an eye I9 forattachment of a line L (Fig. 4), and the rear end of the spindle isprovided with an open eye 20 for removable attachment of a hook H (Fig.4). The eye 20 is formed by spindle l6 and an extension 2| (Fig. 5),which normally diverges from the spindle for ready attachment or removalof the hook, and the eye is held closed by a coil spring 22 slidablealong spindle I6, and whose internal diameter is such as to frictionallyengage the spindle and extension 2| when drawn to the eye-closingposition of Figs. 1 to 4.

A colored glass bead 23 is preferably loosely disposed on the spindle inadvance of the spinner body, and a pair of similar beads 24 are looselydisposed on the spindle to the rear of the spinner body.

It is obvious that the elements 10, ll, '22, 23, and 24 can all beassembled on the spindle I6 prior to the formation of one or both eyes[9 and 20, and while in operation all such elements will by reaction ofwater on the spinner, be in the positions of Figs. 1, 2 and 4, they areshown in various positions on the spindle in Fig. 3 to indicate thatthey are all freely movable lengthwise of the spindle.

It is to be particularly noted that the weight I! is of less dimensionsthan the space defined by wings I 2, portion l l, andpartition 13, asis'cle'arly shown in Fig. l, and since the aperture I8 is ofsubstantially greater diameter than the spindle I6, the weight,whilerotating with the Spinner body l-ll, movesrelative thereto, withits walls'engaging the wings I2 and partition l3, which in action of thespinner produces bell-like sounds to attract fish in the"ssurroundingarea of the spinner. 1

Furthermore,- the bright colored opposed faces of the weight, duringrotation thereofgrefi'ectbn the walls of the wings I 2, thereby furtherattracting the fish tothespinner.

From the above, it will be apparent that a weighted spinner -isprovided, wherein th'e'weight is supported within the body of thespinner for rotation therewith, while having relative movement theretoin the production of sounds, and that the brightcolored faces of :theWeight provide reflections, which, together with the rotation of thespinner and the bell-likess'ounds, provide for attraction of .fish tothe spinner.

It is to be noted that different size spinner structures are shown .inthe drawing and that larger or smallerstructuresmay be providedaccording to the particulardemandstherefor.

It is to be observed that the spring 32 :not only function's'to closethe hook-engaging eye 20, but further serves to cushion the spinnerand-weight assembly, and the head .or beads :24 provide/an effectivebearing for the partition |3 for free rotation of the spinnerwithaminimum'of friction.

While I have disclosed my invention in accordancewith a single'specificembodiment thereof, such is to be considered as illustrative only,'andnot restrictive, the scope of the invention being defined inthesubjoined claims.

"Whatlclaimand desire to secure by U. S.:Let-- ters Patent is:

1. A fish lure comprising an "elongated spindle having a line-attachingeye at one end thereof and a hook-attaching 'eye at the other end there-Number Name Date D.-1'i8,'254 Rooke i Bed-30, 1-944 104,930 Chapman July'5, 1870 536,185 Cook Mar-. 26, 1895 1,393,790 Kenney Oct.' l8,' lQ2l-1,427,147 Bar's'chua -'A lig. 29, 1922 1,500,463 Mattern July '8, I9241,822,785 Petrie. c Sept. 8, 1931 1,897,291 Andrew's Feb. 1'4, 19332,142,267 Freeman Jan. 3, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS j Number Country Date15,826 -Great :Britain A. 13. 1903 625,507 France Apr. 25, M12. 626,536

of, a spinner comprising a pair of spaced wings united by a curvedportion, a partition connecting the wings in spaced relation to saidcurved portion, said curved portion and said partition being aperturedfor receiving said spindle between said eyes and for rotatablysupporting the spinner on the spindle, and a weight disposed between thewings, curved portion and partition and having an aperture extendingtherethrough for rotatably supporting the weight on the spindle, thewalls of said weight being normally spaced from and parallel with thewings, and said aperture being of substantially greater diameter thansaid spindle "for movement of the Weight against the wings.

2. A fish lure comprising an elongated spindle,

.a spinner rotatably supported on the spindle and comprising a pair ofelongated diverging wingsunited by a curvedportion, a partitionconnecting the wings in spaced relation to said curved'portion, theportions-of the wings lme'tween said curved portion and said partitionb'eing plane and the remaining portionsof the Wings-curving outwardlyfrom the plane portions, the curved portionand partitionbeing apert'uredfor receiving said spindle centrally 0f the wings, anda taperedelongated weight of transverse rectangular cross section-rotatablysupported on said spindle betweensaid curvedportionand said partition.

3. The structure according to claim 2,'wherein opposedsides of saidweight converge toward said curved portion in substantial parallelismwith said plane Wing portions, and said converging sides merging into arounded end portion adjacent said curved portion unitingth'e'wings;

EDWIN C. REFERENCES CITED The following references are "Off :r'e'cordinfrtlre file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France May 14, 1927

